Player: Yuxin Lin
University: University of Florida
Area of Study: Communication
Expected Graduation: 2023
Soldier Honored: Dennis J. Veater
2019-2020: Lin earned GCAA All-American third team and All-West Region honors as a 2020 freshman in a season that saw him co-lead USC with a 70.67 stroke average...post a team-best four top 15 finishes,...finish second on the team with seven rounds in the 60s and registering the squad’s only first.....His co-medalist honor came in the season-finale where he led Troy to its first win of the season at the Southern Highlands Collegiate at 8-under 208 (67-67-75) before falling in a playoff … He was among USC's top two finishers in all five of his starts, which included a tie for 12th at the Maui Jim at 7-under 203 (66-68-69), a tie for 14th at the Southwestern Invitational at 1-over 217 (78-70-69) and a tie for 14th at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate at 1-over 217 (67-78-72) … Lin played in the Genesis Collegiate Showcase in February. In the team competition, he joined Trojan pro Yikeun Chang as well as USC Athletic Director Mike Bohn to win the exhibition team competition at 10-under 61. Individually, Lin tied for sixth at 4-over 75 … Named to the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup International team...., overcame a two-shot deficit in regulation and then won a two-hole playoff to capture the 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships...Lin became just the second two-time winner of the event while earning berths into the 2020 Masters and Open Championships … Shortly before his sophomore season started, Lin played in the PGA LatinoAmerica’s Alpharetta Classic where he was low amateur, tying for fourth at 15-under 201 (67-69-65)....